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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author contends that ______ "is a model of a theatre that contains Brecht and Beckett, but goes beyond both."
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Williams.
(c) Albee.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. The sort of play that Shakespeare offers us is never just what?
(a) A series of events.
(b) An enlightened tale.
(c) A Holy play.
(d) A Rough play.

3. "Brecht recognized this and in his last years he surprised his associates by saying that the theatre must be ____."
(a) Brazen.
(b) Bold.
(c) Dishonest.
(d) Naive.

4. "Both [rough and holy] theatres feed on deep and true ______ in their audiences."
(a) Love.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Aspirations.
(d) Attention.

5. The aim of acting exercises and improvisation in rehearsals is always the same, according to the actor, which is what?
(a) To find a system of Truth.
(b) To forget their worries.
(c) To aid in remembering lines.
(d) To get away from Deadly Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a production of Love Labour's Lost, what did the author throw out and never work with again?

2. "In rehearsal, form and _____ have to be examined sometimes together, sometimes separately."

3. The closer the actor approaches what, the more requirements he is asked to separate, understand and fulfill simultaneously?

4. Who wrote Ubu Roi?

5. In the third section of the book the author claims, "It is always the ______ theatre that saves the day."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author describe happening when a Brechtian approach is applied to other works?

2. What is the difference in world view between Brecht and Shakespeare?

3. What is the rough experience which comes from Marat/Sade?

4. How does the author feel that Brecht approaches the "Holy"?

5. How does the author approach form and content between the actor and director?

6. What does the author write in regard to the power of laughter in "The Rough Theatre"?

7. What does the author discuss as an ideal in Marat/Sade?

8. What is one example of Shakespeare's which the author uses as an example in "The Rough Theatre", and what is he saying with this example?

9. What is the difference and similarity between a "Happening" and "alienation"?

10. What is the audience's role in a final production?

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